Skip to content

New generic extensionSince 2014

.life domain registration

The extension of life: for a blogger writing about their day, a coach helping people live better, and a brand selling a way of life, in a word everyone understands.

Score card

.life in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
4 out of 5
Global reach
3 out of 5
Price stability
1 out of 5
Short names available
3 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .life

.life comes from the English word life. It speaks to bloggers of daily life, travel and family, to life and daily-habit coaches, to brands selling a way of living, and to anyone telling their story. It was added to the internet’s root in 2014, and IANA’s record names Binky Moon, LLC as the body responsible for it.

A short, warm word people know, it stretches to everything personal and human, and reads with the name before it as if one phrase. It supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing, so your address can be in the language of your story.

We have a low first-year offer, but renewal is much higher, so work it out before you register. Its broad meaning doesn’t say on its own what you offer, so let the name before the dot say it; and some mail filters are stricter with cheap new extensions.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
May 8, 2014
Name’s origin
life
Responsible body
Binky Moon, LLC
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .life the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .life says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A daily-life blog

    Excellent · The first choice

    Your name then .life says you write about your day and experiences, with a warmth .com doesn’t have.

    Register it with.life.blog

  • A life coach

    Excellent · The first choice

    The trade itself is in the extension: a coach helping people live better.

    Register it with.life.coach

  • A lifestyle brand

    Good · A good fit with .com

    It says the brand’s spirit; the store on .com reassures buyers.

    Register it with.com.life

  • A community initiative in Lebanon

    Good · A good fit with .org

    .life says it’s about people, and .org says it’s a non-profit.

    Register it with.org.life

  • A professional services firm

    Consider another · Consider .com

    The word is warm and personal, not reassuring to a client wanting a contract; .com is clearer.

    Register it with.com.company

  • A clinic or health center

    Consider another · Consider .clinic

    Patients look for a doctor, not a lifestyle; .clinic is more precise and clearer.

    Register it with.clinic.healthcare

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • A warm word

    It says there’s a person telling a story behind the address, not a company selling.

  • Room for what you write

    From travel to family to health, the same address fits your subject if it changes.

  • Personal email

    hello@ayyam-beirut.life is where your readers reach you with no middleman.

  • Your name in Arabic

    It accepts names in Arabic letters, so your address is in the language of your story.

And where its value shows

Under every post

A link to the whole story.

In your profile bio

A word that says what you post.

On the coach’s card

The trade and the name in one line.

In your newsletter

Personal email read with trust.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01A short, warm word everyone knows
  • 02Fits everything personal
  • 03Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing
  • 04A low first-year offer with us

Cons

  • 01Renewal is much higher than the first year
  • 02Doesn’t say on its own what you offer
  • 03Some mail filters are stricter with cheap extensions
  • 04Doesn’t suit formal business

Rules

Registration terms for .life

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Make the name and the word one phraseA name that reads with life as one meaning is remembered faster.
  2. 2Write the address in your story’s language.life takes Arabic letters, so register your name in them for your readers in Lebanon, and in Latin letters for the world.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .life

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .life

Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.

Contact support

  • $8 for the first year with an offer, then $45 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .life has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

Get your standout domain at unbeatable prices

Start now and choose the perfect domain for your business or brand, with full control and round-the-clock technical support in one place.

Register your domain nowTransfer your domain to us
.com domain per year
$17
Lowest first-year price (.pics)
$3
extensions in the price list
128